St. Louis Browns vs New York Yankees
August 8, 1923 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1923 at Yankee Stadium I. The St. Louis Browns defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Browns 4, New York Yankees 3

St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Tobin rf 5 1 1 0
Gerber ss 4 1 2 0
Williams lf 4 1 2 3
Jacobson cf 4 0 1 0
McManus 2b 3 0 0 0
Severeid c 3 1 0 0
Ezzell 3b 4 0 1 0
  Ellerbe 3b 0 0 0 0
Schliebner 1b 4 0 0 0
Davis p 4 0 1 0
Totals 35 4 8 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Witt cf 4 0 2 0
Dugan 3b 4 1 3 0
Ruth lf 5 0 1 0
Smith rf 5 0 1 1
Pipp 1b 3 1 1 0
Ward 2b 3 0 0 0
Scott ss 3 1 2 1
  Meusel ph 1 0 0 0
  McNally ss 0 0 0 0
Schang c 4 0 1 0
Pennock p 3 0 1 1
  Hendrick ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 12 3
St. Louis 100 001 200480
New York 020 010 0003121
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Davis  W(3-3) 9.0 12 3 3 3 2
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
3
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pennock  L(11-5) 9.0 8 4 4 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
1

  E–Pipp (11).  2B–St. Louis Tobin (23); Ezzell (2), New York Dugan (22); Scott (13).  HR–St. Louis Williams (21,7th inning off Pennock 1 on 1 out).  SH–Gerber (20); Ward (10).  Team LOB–7.  Team–10.  U–Ducky Holmes, Billy Evans, George Hildebrand.  T–2:05.  A–7,000.
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